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RonR

Dive Equipment Manufacturer, from Washington State

RonR was last seen:: Aug 22, 2019 at 4:51 PM

1. ebonnett
  Ron, I guess you're the Cobalt 2 Guru and for that, I thank you. Got a bit of a problem. My battery ran completely dead. Now it will not charge or turn on (not sure which). I did the manual reset and the bootloader window came up as expected. I copied the latest firmware file into the bootloader directory and ejected the device. Nothing. Can you suggest anything? Thanks in advance!
  
  Jun 30, 2019
  2. RonR
    I'm going to start a ScubaBoard "conversation" with you as this area is very limited as to message size. 1st thought: are you doing the reset with the USB still connected? that will put it into boot mode. it needs to be unplugged.
    
    Jun 30, 2019
2. adzemery
  Dear Ron,
  
  I hope this post finds you well.
  
  I understand you are the go to person for Cobalt troubleshooting.
  
  In short, the compass has disappeared on my cobalt 2 screen. When I press the button it will let me set bearings such as 90, 180 etc, however no compass appears. I have updated the firmware and restarted the unit. I am now at a loss as to what more I can do. Any insight would be much appreciated.
  
  Regards
  
  Apr 4, 2019
  2. RonR
    Sorry for the delay in replying, I missed this as a message.
    If your compass doesn't display, it is because the firmware is not getting good data from the compass chip. There are limited to messages in this part of ScubaBoard, so I am sending you a message to help with diagnostics. -Ron
    
    Apr 12, 2019
3. wheezy
  Hey Ron, Cobalt 1 is black screen on failed firmware update. Hung forever and now nothing. May I have battery removal instructions please. Thank you!
  
  Feb 25, 2019
4. AndreyP
  Dear Ron, no doubt you did answered that many times. Can I get some instructions how to fully reset divelog in Cobalt2. I need to pass the device to another person. Thank you!
  
  Jan 27, 2019
  2. RonR
    No problem.
    I sent you a personal message (conversation) with instructions, as this comment page is limited to 420 characters.
    
    Ron
    
    Jan 28, 2019
5. mpoliza
  Hi Ron,
  my COBOLT 1 is won't start after years in the closet. Please send instruction to reset/disconnect the battery. I hope that will help. Thanks, Michael mpoliza at gmail.com
  
  Jan 25, 2019
6. mikeycanuk
  Can I get instructions on restarting a dead Cobalt 1, the 2 others we have started fine from a dead battery. One isn’t cooperating! Thanks
  
  Dec 17, 2018
7. evanbleumer
  Hi Ron! Browsing this forum I have realized that you might be able to help with our non-booting and battery dead atomic cobalt 1. Based on the other threads it appears I need to pull the battery. Any chance you could advise?
  
  Sep 8, 2018
8. RobCara
  Hey Ron,
  I have a Cobalt 2 that wont power up. Its been in storage for about 2 months, so I figured the battery was just dead. After an overnight charge, nothing. Its warm from charging but still wont turn on. Ive tried both a 11 and 30 hold for a hard reset, and that didn't work either. When I took it from storage, it turned on for like 3 seconds with the reset time/date screen, but that was all I got out of it.
  
  Mar 14, 2018
  2. RobCara
    Any help would be great! Thanks!
    
    Mar 14, 2018
  3. RonR
    Hi Rob,
    
    I am responding via a Conversation, as this format is limited to 420 characters.
    
    Ron
    
    Mar 15, 2018
9. OlliTauchtWas
  Hello Ron,
  could you please again tell me how to clear the divelog? I purchased a used Cobalt2 and I am absolutely happy with it! Now I would like to get rid of my predecessor's divelog... just one minor issue- the upright button does not always work under any conditions... Acording to the serial#, my Cobalt2 seems to be built 2015. any suggestions how to improve it?
  
  Thank you so much for your help!
  
  Oliver
  
  Dec 20, 2017
10. asckar
  Ron,
  After two years of flawless operation, on today's dive my Cobalt 2 stopped showing Dive Time (0) and NDL (--). It also stopped recording my dives in the Dive Log. I'm not sure what to do as i purchased it on line. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
  Thank you very much,
  Adam
  
  Aug 26, 2017
  2. RonR
    First thing is to try to diagnose what the issue is. Most critically, does it display depth correctly? If so, the wet contacts might not be registering water, which can be due to grease or grunge on the pins at the Cobalt's nose.
    Please email me directly at ronr@oconcepts.com, this is limited to 420 characters.
    
    Ron
    
    Aug 27, 2017
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Mostly West Coast US, cold water.

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Started with NAUI in 1970.

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I just don't log dives

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Dive Equipment Manufacturer Owner / Employee

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Ten Or More Years
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Worked in the diving industry for many years (over 25), in sales, marketing, design, and manufacturing.
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